February 21st
255 Notable deaths
Stanisław Skrowaczewski
Polish composer and conductor (1923-2017).
Born October 3rd, 1923 in Lviv.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 93 years old in St. Louis Park. [ref]
Lisel Mueller
German-american poet and translator (1924-2020).
Born February 8th, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died February 21st, 2020 at 96 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]
Petro Hryhorenko
Ukrainian soviet dissident, general (1907–1987).
Born October 16th, 1907 in Borysivka.
Died February 21st, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City.
Homa Darabi
Iranian activist.
Born January 1st, 1940 in Tehran.
Died February 21st, 1994 at 54 years old in Tehran (self-immolation).
Tilla Durieux
Austrian actress and art collector who fled nazis (1880-1971).
Born August 18th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died February 21st, 1971 at 90 years old in Dahlem (sepsis).
Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro
Russian mathematician (1929–2009).
Born March 30th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Mirko Marjanović
Prime minister of serbia from 1994 to 2000.
Died February 21st, 2006 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
María Luisa Alcalá
Mexican actress.
Born March 26th, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died February 21st, 2016 at 72 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Zlatko Saračević
Croatian handball player (1961–2021).
Born July 5th, 1961 in Banja Luka.
Died February 21st, 2021 at 59 years old in Koprivnica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hilde Zadek
German operatic soprano (1917–2019).
Born December 15th, 1917 in Bydgoszcz.
Died February 21st, 2019 at 101 years old in Karlsruhe.
Robert D. Fulton
American politician (1929–2024).
Born May 13th, 1929 in Waterloo.
Died February 21st, 2024 at 94 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
George Modelski
Political scientist.
Born January 9th, 1926 in Poznań.
Died February 21st, 2014 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Alfred Andersch
Prosaist, short story writer, publisher, and radio editor (1914-1980).
Born February 4th, 1914 in Munich.
Died February 21st, 1980 at 66 years old in Berzona (kidney failure).
Paul Radin
American anthropologist (1883–1959).
Died February 21st, 1959 at 75 years old in New York City.
Jacek Karpiński
Polish computer scientist (1927–2010).
Born April 9th, 1927 in Turin.
Died February 21st, 2010 at 82 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
Ziya Bunyadov
Azerbaijani historian (1921-1997).
Born December 24th, 1921 in Astara.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 75 years old in Baku.
Luis Pardo
Chilean naval officer (1882–1935).
Born September 20th, 1882 in Santiago.
Died February 21st, 1935 at 52 years old in Santiago.
Karel Kosik
Czech philosopher, literary theorist and university educator (1926–2003).
Born June 26th, 1926 in Prague.
Died February 21st, 2003 at 76 years old in Prague.
Stephen M. White
American politician (1853–1901).
Born January 19th, 1853 in San Francisco.
Died February 21st, 1901 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Alvin Olin King
American politician (1890-1958).
Born June 21st, 1890 in Leoti.
Died February 21st, 1958 at 67 years old in Lake Charles.
Giuseppe Abbati
Italian painter (1836-1868).
Born January 13th, 1836 in Naples.
Died February 21st, 1868 at 32 years old in Florence (rabies).
Michel Clouscard
French marxist philosopher and sociologist (1928–2009).
Born August 6th, 1928 in Montpinier.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 80 years old in Gaillac (Parkinson's disease).
Hideo Itokawa
Japanese aerospace engineer (1912-1999).
Born July 20th, 1912 in Tokyo.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 86 years old in Maruko.
Kara Braxton
American basketball player.
Born February 18th, 1983 in Jackson.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 43 years old in Atlanta (traffic collision). [ref]
George Dunlop Leslie
English genre painter, author and illustrator (1835-1921).
Born July 2nd, 1835 in London.
Died February 21st, 1921 at 85 years old in Sussex.
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